Nicodemus went to visit Jesus under the cover of darkness. He was a Jewish leader, a teacher of the law and a member of the Jewish ruling council. In John’s Gospel we meet Nicodemus three times. In chapter three he visits Jesus under the cover of darkness to question Jesus about his teachings. In John 7 Nicodemus reminds his colleagues that a person must be heard before they are judged. Finally, Nicodemus is mentioned in John 19. He helped Joseph of Arimathea to prepare the body of Jesus for burial.
Have you ever met anyone like Nicodemus? He was a deep thinker who explored his faith with his intellect fully engaged. At first when he heard Jesus talk about being born again, he thought that it was nonsense. “A grown man cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born again!” Jesus explained, “A person is born physically of human parents, but spiritually of the Holy Spirit.” Later in the conversation Jesus talks about God’s love for the world expressed in sending his Son to bring hope and help and healing to all people. We are invited to a faith that engages our heart and soul and mind and strength.
God be with you.
Kaye
